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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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